The Home Office has today confirmed the officer recruitment targets for every police force in England and Wales for the first year of the unprecedented drive to increase their ranks by 20,000 over the next three years.

As Boris Johnson has rightly said, we are coming out of the EU on October 31, come what may. MPs promised to respect the result of the referendum. More people voted to leave than have ever voted for any political party in any general election. Parliament has voted to trigger Article 50.

Popular local Erdington Councillors Bob Beauchamp, Robert Alden and Gareth Moore are continuing to push the Council to establish a conservation zone in Erdington. To help the campaign they have launched a petition demanding the Council support the bid.

Clifton Welch (pictured) and Robert Alden recently attended the public meeting held by Castle Vale Community Housing Association (CVCHA) at the Sanctuary to discuss the possibility of having a City Councillor and Ward dedicated to just Castle Vale.